Facility Deactivation, Decontamination, Demolition, and Site Closure

SEC has completed the demolition of more than 175 facilities containing hazardous and radioactive materials since 1995 and has consequently established a process, team, and safety culture to assure project completion. Our capabilities include: project investigation; radiological pre-engineering; demolition planning; removing above ground structures and structural components; storing, testing, certifying, processing, and shipping nuclear waste; and abatement of hazardous materials (Be, Pb, ACM, PCB, and mercury among others). SEC maintains expertise in performing work in all applicable state and federal regulations and guidance. Some recent examples of projects involving this core competency include the following:

• SEC executes various task orders on an ID/IQ General Ordering Agreement (GOA) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Y-12 National Security Complex (NSC) in Oak Ridge, TN supporting Infrastructure Reduction and D&D. SEC supports the BWXT mission at Y-12 by upgrading aging facility infrastructure, including complete demolition of hazardous material handling buildings, constructing security and water system upgrades, and performing utility upgrades and refurbishment.
• SEC was recently awarded a remedial action IDIQ contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District. This $100 million Multiple-Award Remediation Contract (MARC) will fund hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW) remediation projects for both civilian and military agencies of the federal government and includes service and construction activities mandated by FUSRAP. This contract is intended to be utilized by the Buffalo District for FUSRAP sites nationwide, but will concentrate on project sites within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.
• SEC supports DOE’s closure mission through its primary vehicle for nationwide facility demolition, the Deactivation, Demolition and Removal of Buildings IDIQ contract. With a contract ceiling of $800M, the scope includes D&D of contaminated facilities involving radiological, chemical, and/or hazardous contamination. Facilities include those used for storage, as well as industrial, chemical, and radiological processes.

Threat Reduction/Security

SEC offers a wide range of security-related offerings developed over the past 10 years that apply to modern initiatives, such as anti-terrorism, non-proliferation, and physical security. SEC provides radiation detection monitoring capabilities that include portal entry applications, vehicle detection equipment installation, and physical security systems that enable customers to detect the presence of nuclear material potentially used in dirty bombs.

• Security construction has become a core competency of SEC as an offering to its national security clients such as DOE and BWXT. However, recent growth has also been realized in support of physical security applications, such as design/build of portal entry checkpoints and portals, vehicle detection systems and implementation of motion detection technologies. SEC offers construction qualifications coupled with security cleared personnel and a technology portfolio to provide a full-service application.

Federal Facility Specialty Construction

SEC’s niche competency in specialty construction couples SEC’s fundamental project management skills and technical expertise. SEC meets the stringent building specifications associated with government quality control requirements and standards, provides cleared work forces, and implements advanced construction techniques. SEC has received numerous accolades for its expertise in the area of specialty construction. In 2007, SEC was recognized as one of the Top Industrial Contractors in the South Central U.S. – American Registry (2007) and as a Top 50 Construction Contractor in the State of Tennessee (2006).

• SEC is in the final stages of completing construction of a $5.5-million Target building, Beamlines 5 and 7, which are adjoining laboratory buildings of the one-of-a-kind Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) facility located at the DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
• SEC was awarded a contract at ORNL to renovate portions the High Power Target Laboratory installation located in Building 6000. The modifications provided: a reconfigured, heavily-shielded room where target bombardment and ion source testing were to be carried out; a reconfigured moderately-shielded room for controls, instrumentation and utilities associated with the target room equipment; and HVAC and piping upgrades.
• In support of its largest commercial client, Alcoa, Inc, SEC provides general construction, refurbishment and infrastructure upgrades for the client’s Tennessee Operations South Plant and North Plant in Alcoa, TN. Specific requirements have involved the upgrade and refurbishment of mechanical, structural and electrical systems and components, facility architectural upgrades and construction, maintenance and repair activities and general support functions to assist Alcoa in the on-going modernization and maintenance. SEC has performed as many as five task orders simultaneously and has employed up to 45 craft personnel to support these task orders. Many tasks have involved multiple shifts, working off-hours, and/or intricately planned and executed activities to support time-sensitive outages in plant operations. SEC has worked approximately 25,000 hours on the contract with no incidents, accidents or injuries.

Environmental Safety and Health

SEC's advanced technology offerings support radiological and hazardous facilities requiring site characterization, innovative rapid survey technologies, Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM), instrumentation services, laboratory services, and Final Status Survey (FSS). As the second largest turnkey radiological support services contractor in the United States, SEC maintains a reputation for providing practical, technical, and cost saving approaches to DoD, DOE, and many nuclear power utilities. Relevant project awards include:

• SEC holds a one-of-a-kind subcontract to manage and implement the Bechtel Jacobs Company's Radiological, Safety, and Health Management Program for the Management and Integration/Environmental Restoration programs at DOE's Oak Ridge facilitites. SEC manages the program and has supplied the radiological engineers and scientists at up to five sites managing (as employees or through subcontractors) 425 multi-disciplinary staff in this multi-site coordination contract. This contract is expected to last until 2011.
• As Shaw’s primary teaming partner under the USACE, Shaw/SEC was awarded a 10 year remedial action contract to radiologically characterize, survey, remediate and release over 286 properties within the Maywood, Lodi, and Route 17 areas of New Jersey.
• As the prime contractor to the Defence Estates in the U.K., SEC has mobilized a dedicated team to remediate, secure, and internationally transport waste that requires complex logistical planning and permitting to ensure compliance with applicable treaties and regulations. SEC staff deployed the needed equipment and constructed housing and food service facilities to complete large-area radiological surveys and remediation efforts. Local staff is trained to support labor needs and construction initiatives which addressed language and cultural barriers.

Emergency Response (Hurricane Relief to Anti-terrorism)

SEC's extensive nationwide network of multi-disciplinary engineers, scientists, and technicians can provide emergency response services for virtually any natural or manmade disaster. SEC provides emergency response services to numerous U.S. federal clients, including DOE, DoD, USACE, and FEMA, as well as three U.K. federal government agencies. This service offering focuses on two key types of response actions: catastrophic natural events and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) releases or terrorist attacks. The Company’s incident response resources include a pre-trained mobile response staff, innovative survey and surface removal technologies, and a network of international offices. These resources offer clients immediate capability in responding to events. Clients use many of SEC’s technologies for radiological building and open land surveys. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is exploring these technologies for use in Dirty Bomb response. SEC’s mobile D&D license, issued by the State of Kentucky, has been used in 29 states across the country and provides SEC with an additional response capability. The Company’s experience encompasses some of the most important and high-profile emergencies in recent years:

• SEC has supported Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts along the Gulf Coast, supporting hazardous material removal efforts for EPA and logistic solutions for FEMA’s temporary housing programs through a $100 million contract to provide manufactured home/travel trailer maintenance and deactivation support services to approximately 6,000 homes in Louisiana.
• SEC has responded to 38 emergency call-outs since 1999 through task orders under its $250 million environmental and radiological support services contract at DOE sites located in Oak Ridge, TN, Paducah, KY, and Portsmouth, OH.
• In 2005, SEC was awarded a five-year U.K.-wide CBRN response contract. Responsibilities under this contract include radiological hazard characterization, decontamination management and execution, environmental air dispersion modeling and waste and material sampling.

Environmental Engineering/Consulting

SEC’s ability to integrate proven and practical technical, operational, safety, health and environmental practices enables the Company to provide environmental planning, managing, engineering and construction services. In the U.K., SEC has over 21 years of international environmental experience with more than 25 senior environmental engineers located throughout the U.K. and Europe. SEC assists its clients in managing their reuse water, reliable water and wastewater programs. SEC is widely recognized in the U.K. as a leader in innovative technology solutions in design of conventional treatment plants, pump stations and the evaluation of existing municipal sewage collection and treatment systems. SEC’s international clients include the U.K. MOD as well as German, Swiss, Polish and Malaysian government municipalities. SEC maintains expertise in engineering studies, design, construction management and systems integration/optimization to provide state-of-the-art technologies and experienced personnel to clients. The Company’s domestic staff is comprised of skilled problem-solvers with technical and management experience. This staff routinely manages tasks as diverse as utility pollution controls, water supply/treatment systems, metals/chemical manufacturing systems, petrochemical production and many other industrial processes. SEC’s environmental engineers have a strong understanding of the local environment, regulatory requirements and community concerns and are able to use this knowledge to help develop solutions that meet the needs of all stakeholders. The Company has applied its competency in environmental engineering/consulting on the following contracts:

• SEC supports commercial pharmaceutical companies’ environmental programs through development and submittal of D&D plans to the NRC. Example projects include closure of tank farms and incinerator units at pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. SEC has supported initial planning phases to define technical approaches, subcontractor resources, and professional services to achieve project closure objectives. SEC also provides independent registered professional engineers to inspect structural concrete surfaces associated with RCRA closure facilities. SEC will perform Final Status Surveys (MARSSIM), prepare reports, and RCRA Closure Certification reports.
• The Felling Riverside Site formerly housed one of the largest chemical works in northwest England. SEC performed an investigation and implemented a technical solution to remove the environmental hazards and complete the remediation strategy. SEC partnered with the client, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, to serve as their technical advisor in support of all phases of the project.
• Mowlem Nuclear Services Ltd. commissioned SEC to develop comprehensive waste management systems (WMS) to be utilized for the decommissioning of a low-level activity facility operated by BNFL. The WMS has been used to integrate laboratory information in support of commercial nuclear power reactor operations and research.

Waste Management

SEC is one of the top 20 providers of complex hazardous, radioactive and nuclear waste management to the government and commercial sectors. SEC applies its strengths in health physics to define waste characterization technologies and advanced engineering techniques to minimize sampling requirements while reducing waste quantities. We employ waste management specialists with expertise and experience in the transport and disposal of chemical, biological, radiological and mixed waste materials. These experts are responsible for the disposal of 600,000 cubic yards of waste over the past five years. SEC’s experience in hazardous materials management and specialty waste management meets clients’ mission-critical needs for complete restoration services as described below:

• SEC has acquired exclusive license rights to Integrated Waste Management System (IWTS), which is the tool used by Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to manage all waste and nuclear material on-site. IWTS is a proven technological tool to manage life-cycle data for complex hazardous and radioactive materials and waste operations. The DOE INL has been utilizing this technology for the past eight years to track and inventory waste. SEC has renamed this application to Global Environmental Material Management System (GEMMS) to increase marketability to commercial and logistical applications.
• Internationally, SEC provides operations and maintenance services for landfills. These services require an experienced management staff with strong experience in the design, construction, and management of landfills. For example, SEC designed and built the Foot and Mouth Disease landfill facilities in Felling, England; and SEC remains under contract for landfill monitoring services. SEC is also under contract by the Malaysian government to design and build a Faber Waste landfill consisting of a massive 750,000 m³ cell with complex designed systems for storage, collection, treatment and disposal of solid wastes. Lastly through a local East Tennessee municipality, SEC recently completed construction of a municipal landfill in East Tennessee to include complete construction activities and local county certifications.

Environmental and Instrumentation Technology

SEC frequently develops new technologies while solving problems for clients. During 2006, SEC exceeded the $2 million annual revenue mark for instrumentation technology, serving over 400 environmental clients worldwide. SEC partners with instrumentation manufacturers Canberra, AREVA Group, and Ludlum Instruments to modify commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment and to provide integrated solutions for specific project applications. SEC primarily serves the federal environmental and commercial nuclear customers in the DOE, USACE, U.S. Air Force, and utility companies involved in nuclear decommissioning and environmental site closure. SEC maintains one of the largest radiological instrumentation and survey technology facilities in the U.S. and has designed and built over 13 innovative survey and surface removal devices. SEC couples its proprietary HUBLER and ORISS tools with state-of-the-art imaging equipment to precisely locate contaminated items in a fast and cost-effective manner. This technology has been proven in open contaminated lands and inside buildings and places SEC at the leading edge of radiological and hazardous research, development, and deployment. SEC continues to leverage commercial sectors. SEC offers vertical turnkey services to its clients and allows the Company to apply industry specific modifications to equipment, dramatically revolutionizing the radiological survey, data collection, and GPS mapping industry. Applications combining this technology integration include:

• SEC assists in the detection and removal of airborne particulate materials dispersed over large areas and building surfaces through dirty bombs or other methods. SEC utilizes the application of this technology on task orders on international and domestic contracts.
• SEC has invested more than $3.5M in environmental instrumentation for environmental air, water, and waste services markets throughout the U.S. This is primarily a rental instrumentation and service offering to clients across all sectors of the industry and represents a significant growth opportunity for SEC.

For information regarding Instrumentation Rental, Repair, and Calibration, please email instrumentation@sec-tn.com.

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Global Environmental Material Management System (GEMMS)

GEMMS is a rigorously proven tool to manage life-cycle data for complex hazardous and radioactive materials and waste operations. GEMMS offers:

• Real time accountability
• Paperless documentation
• Expedited reporting
• Powerful planning capabilities
• User friendly yet secure interface

About the System
GEMMS incorporates a robust database to:

• Profile waste streams
• Profile individual containers or non-containerized wastes
• Provide a permanent record of all waste movements, repackaging, treatment, and disposal activities from generation to final disposition
• Ensure waste handling requirements are completed accurately, consistently, and efficiently
• Query data and compliance information for numerous information and reporting needs
• Maintain a quality record of changes
• Provide easy access, whether LAN, enterprise, or web
• Interface with handheld or fixed remote devices
• Provide real time status of individual containers, storage inventories, facility limit compliance, shipping manifests, and other waste operations

System Hardware
No special hardware is required. Users need only have web access to log into their accounts to securely access the full functionality including data transfers. Options exist for users who require the application to reside on their own systems.

GEMMS Major Capabilities include:

Data Storage and Retrieval
GEMMS allows user friendly data entry and retrieval of the physical, chemical, and radiological characteristics of materials or wastes. It readily records where and when movement occurs, whether across the floor or across the country, and any applied treatment and repackaging. It can quickly generate Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifests and NRC Manifests.

Inventory and Regulatory Compliance Control
GEMMS tracks the X-Y-Z location of waste containers or materials to record all movements of each container back to the point of generation. GEMMS tracks container contents through processes, creating comprehensive genealogical records. GEMMS evaluates inventories against regulatory, facility permit, safety analysis, and administrative limits to ensure comprehensive compliance. Periodic inventory audits can be performed using hand-held computers with barcode scanners. Real time accountability improves operational efficiencies and regulatory confidence.

Quality and Security
Security protocol controls system access and records user identification to account for data entry, to prohibit tampering, and to record changes. Electronic validation checks ensure the integrity of data entries. GEMMS applies configuration control to all data identified as quality records.

Reporting
GEMMS provides numerous built in reports. GEMMS can also feed system data to client preferred applications, such as Microsoft products, Crystal Reports, LowTrack, and others.